Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Iowa Republicans had a lot to celebrate Tuesday night. Not only did incumbent Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds breeze to re-election past Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear, GOP candidates Brenna Bird and Roby Smith knocked off Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, respectively. Miller was first elected in 1978 and Fitzgerald in 1982. Only one incumbent Democrat holding state office had a chance of surviving as of Wednesday morning. With 97 of 99 counties reporting,...
A decorated soldier with local ties will greet area residents during Hartley's Veterans Day program on Friday. Command Sergeant Major Jeremy Ten Kley, a Hartley native, will give the keynote address during the program, which is slated for 9 a.m. in the H-M-S Events Center. The public is invited to attend. Ten Kley enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in October of 1995 as a radio telephone operator in HHB 1-151st Field Artillery, in Storm Lake. He has earned numerous leadership honors and gr...
Blink twice and you might have missed it. Thanks to dry conditions, the corn harvest in northwest Iowa blitzed to completion earlier this fall. According to Growmark FS agronomist Alic Mohni, most farmers were out of the fields by Halloween. “I’ve never seen a harvest this fast,” he said. Mohni received varying yield reports during the corn harvest ranging between 140-250 bushels per acre. Around Hartley, averages landed in the 200-220 bushels per acre range, with some numbers skewing sligh...
• Traffic Ali Saeed Arab, Aurora, Colo., Hours of Service Violation. Adam Dale Caviness, Milford, Speeding. Andrew Mark Johnson, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance. Yamil Salgado Escobar, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Michael Robert Monroe, Ashton, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device. Julie Marie Mortenson, Cherokee, Use of Electronic Device; Speeding. Anabel Sarahi Ramirez, Sheldon, Minor in Possession Tobacco. Joseph Peter Fleming, Canton, S.D., Failure to Comply with Safety Regulations. Drew Tanner Klatt, Hartley, Violation of Res...
Ten students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School were inducted into the National Honor Society during the initiation ceremony on Nov. 1. This year's initiates are senior Cadence Klein and juniors Heather Elgersma, Alexis Grover, Delaney Murphy, Abigail Otto, Adam Schierholz, Kinsey Schirmer, Brennan Stoltz, George Vargas and Emma Vollink. They join a group of 18 other students who comprise the NHS chapter, which was founded in 1933. The initiates were selected from a group of over 20 students...
Raising funds for research and remembering those impacted by a life-changing disease are the purposes of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary's cancer awareness day. This year it was also an opportunity for students and staff to raise funds to support a foundation created by an H-M-S graduate who is currently battling the disease. Donations collected in the fish tank on Friday totaled $2,440.42. During an assembly that day, event organizer Janet Prins commended students and staff for their...
Local residents can show support to America's veterans next week with the simple twist of a light bulb. O'Brien County Veterans Affairs Administrator Katie Ginger is asking government entities, businesses and residents to participate in Operation Green Light for Veterans Nov. 7-13. The special week is designated to recognize veterans for their service and sacrifice by displaying a green light on the exterior of buildings. "I feel that it is important that we as a county participate to show that...
Voters will put an end to the barrage of candidate commercials, mailers and other advertisements when they head to the polls on Nov. 8. Voting locations open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Voters in the Hartley area will cast ballots at the Hartley Community Center, while Everly-area residents will head to the Hap Ketelsen Community Center. Royal-area residents will vote at the Royal Community Building. Voters must vote in the precinct in which they reside. If you're unsure of where to go,...
A 3-year-old with local ties received a groundswell of support from near and far last Saturday. Camden Larsen, grandson of Jeff and Krista Wohlert, of Hartley, was adopted into the Shayla Bee Fund family. The local charity provides support to northwest Iowa families who have children dealing with medical issues, which was a welcomed surprise for Camden's parents, Brooke and Dane Larsen. "We all shed some tears when we found out we were accepted," she said. "It was something that we never...
• Traffic Babatunde Marthins Oladele, Windsor Mill, Md., Hours of Service Violation. Candit Sava, Portland, Ore., Safety Regulations Violation; Electronic Device Violation; Hours of Service Violation; Registration Violation. Mitchell Lee Locke, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Clinton Wayne Vos, Lawton, Speeding. Allen Riley Villarreal, Sibley, Speeding. Parker Dean Hackett, Kingsley, Speeding. Anthony Spencer Daleske, Redding, Minor in Possession, Alcohol. Brandi Lynn Danielson, Spirit Lake, Speeding. Damian Rae Johnson, Rock Valley, Minor in P...
Clay Central/Everly held Homecoming festivities Friday in Royal. It was the first time the elementary-only district held the celebration in three years, as the school closed the 7-12 grade building at the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year. Events this year featured school dress-up days, a parade and a pep rally....
There isn't a game on Friday night, but that likely won't dent school spirit among students at Clay Central/Everly Elementary. The district this week revived Homecoming after a three-year hiatus. Following the closure of the 7-12 grade building at the conclusion of the 2018-19 school year, CC/E officials shelved festivities as no events like football or volleyball games were on the schedule anymore. However, staff members wanted to spark a bit of school spirit this year inside the elementary...
Recent testing data has principals at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn feeling confident about the direction of student proficiency rates. All three principals commented on data derived from the 2021-22 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) during the Oct. 17 school board meeting. The assessments are administered annually and are aligned with the Iowa Core standards to provide a clear and accurate assessment of student learning outcomes while also helping educators identify student growth,...
Spooks, goblins and ghouls of all kinds will be out in full force Monday for Halloween. Hartley, Everly and Royal will all hold trick-or-treating hours on Monday, Oct. 31. Hartley and Everly will hold theirs from 5-7 p.m., while Royal's hours are scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. Additional activities are scheduled in Hartley prior to the door-to-door treat grab. The Hartley Chamber of Commerce is planning a Halloween Trunk-or-Treat downtown on Monday from 3:30-5 p.m. Local businesses are encouraged...
With no issues found inside the tank, Royal City Council members voted on Oct. 12 to accept the low bid for painting the exterior of the water tower. Iowa Lakes Regional Water recently inspected the tower and cleaned and sanitized the interior of the tank. According to Mayor Josh Toft, ILRW found no problems inside the tank or with other issues identified by painting contractors as needing attention. "They have nothing else to say about our water tower interior. It passed inspection," Toft told...
A local women's club is still going strong almost 50 years after it was created. The IEF Women's Club has been helping various community groups in and around Hartley since 1974. It boasts a membership ranging between 20-25 ladies, and they definitely love to have fun. "IEF stands for Ideas, Enthusiasm and Fun," explained club member Tami Klein. "It's fun to meet people and get to know people you may not run in the same circle with. Some of these people are the funniest people I know." IEF...
Hartley's new postmaster is getting used to a whole new work environment. Nicole Wyman began her new role in Hartley Oct. 1 after spending the past 30 years carrying mail in Spencer. She succeeds Belinda Eppling, who served the local post office for less than a year before moving on to another position. "I was interested in this job to serve customers better, because I enjoy working with the public," said Wyman. "It was an opportunity to take a chance and move up the ladder." Prior to joining...
The fan experience at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball and softball games will be a bit different next year. The school board on Monday agreed to purchase new baseball and softball scoreboards for $50,142 from Daktronics, Inc., of Brookings, S.D. Because there's a six-month lead time, Superintendent Patrick Carlin said it was important to get the scoreboards ordered now so they could be installed before the summer sports season begins. "We're not talking about anything extravagant," Carlin said....
• Traffic Davinder Singh, Sacramento, Calif., Speeding. Donald Kirk Swanson, Carpentersville, Ill., Hours of Service Violation. Yasin Nur Abdi, Burnsville, Minn., Hours of Service Violation. Antonietta Illiano Rudolph, Berryville, Va., Speeding. Efrain Contreras, Edinburg, Texas, Hours of Service Violation. Justin Houston Harms, LeMars, Speeding. Treaton Michael Culver, Sheldon, Dark Windows. Tyler Lee Techen, Paullina, Registration Violation. Kylee Jo Thompson, Shawnee, Okla., Speeding. Emily A. Hendrix, Omaha, Neb., Speeding. Lucas Jerome Zal...
Anton and Elly Klein are taking father-daughter bonding to a whole new level. The Kleins joined forces this year on the Hartley Fire Department. This is Anton's third stint with the local crew, but Elly is a rookie. The pair said they have enjoyed the experience so far even though they never thought they'd don fire helmets together. "If you would have told me four years ago that I would be on the fire department, I would have laughed in your face," said Elly. As far as Hartley Fire Chief Brad...
Hartley's new industrial park on Highway 18 has a new occupant. Doug Bootsma, owner of Bootsma Storage, recently purchased Lot 5 in the southwest corner of the industrial park for $26,000. He's planning a 20-unit storage facility on the site, which he hopes to open next year. "I doubt I'll be able to get things done by winter, so if I can't, we'll shoot for the spring," he said. Bootsma, who lives east of Sanborn, is hoping to start moving dirt and completing cement work this fall. He's no...
Ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding issues in Hartley received a boost recently. City Administrator Erica Haack announced during Monday's council meeting that Hartley received a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Project Scoping grant worth $100,000. The grant is administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will allow the city to retain engineering services to develop future flood mitigation strategies. "It kicks a lot of the beginning stuff into...
Members of the Hartley Recreational Trail Committee received a pleasant surprise last week. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced Oct. 6 that Hartley was included in over $450,000 awarded to communities across the state as part of the Empower Rural Iowa Grant Program. Hartley netted $20,000, which will be used by the trail committee to purchase and install a system using Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) to cross Highway 18. "We were shocked," said...
• Traffic Jennifer Larie Jones, Paullina, Seatbelt Violation; Registration Violation. Ryan Michael Kruger, Spencer, Use of Electronic Device. Michael Dean Nasers, Sibley, Speeding. Adriana Rivera Castillo, Des Moines, Permitting Unauthorized Driver. Bobbi L. Galm, Hartley, No Valid Driver’s License. Angela Ashley Betancourt, Royal, Speeding. Michael Robert Inman, Kingsley, Speeding. Fatima Barrios Chavez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License. Candace Ma Hinsch, Hudson, Fla., Speeding. Diran Anton Missak, II, Omaha, Neb., Speeding. Steven Allen...
A pair of Hartley council members recently attended a conference to learn about a vast array of issues affecting Iowa municipalities. Jerry Olson and Mary Westphalen participated in the Iowa League of Cities 2022 Annual Conference & Exhibit in Waterloo Sept. 28-30. The duo sat in on discussions covering topics like economic development, water and wastewater, disaster recovery and more. "It is a great opportunity to collaborate with other cities who share the same struggles as us," said...
